Where can you play retro sports games today?
Player names and team licences make faithful re-releases rare in this genre.
Of the 26 titles listed here, 18 are playable on Nintendo Switch and 14 on Steam, while 6 have never been ported at all.
| Title | Original release | Where you can play it |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Yakyuu: Family Stadium | Famicom / NES · 1986 | Not available on any current platform — original Famicom / NES hardware only |
| Super Dodge Ball | Famicom / NES · 1988 | Playable on Steam (PC) via Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection |
| Baseball | Game Boy · 1989 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Baseball Stars Professional | Neo Geo · 1990 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO |
| League Bowling | Neo Geo · 1990 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO |
| 2020 Super Baseball | Neo Geo · 1991 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO |
| Super Sidekicks | Neo Geo · 1992 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO |
| Baseball Stars 2 | Neo Geo · 1992 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO |
| Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League | Famicom / NES · 1993 | Playable on Steam (PC) via Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection |
| Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu | Super Famicom / SNES · 1994 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu — modern re-release |
| Kirby's Dream Course | Super Famicom / SNES · 1994 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Street Hoop | Neo Geo · 1994 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO |
| Stakes Winner | Neo Geo · 1995 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO STAKES WINNER |
| Winning Eleven | PlayStation · 1995 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via eFootball |
| Neo Geo Cup 98: The Road to the Victory | Neo Geo · 1996 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO NEO GEO CUP '98 |
| Neo Turf Masters | Neo Geo · 1996 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via ACA NEOGEO |
| Jikkyou J.League Perfect Striker | Nintendo 64 · 1997 | Not available on any current platform — original Nintendo 64 hardware only |
| Everybody's Golf | PlayStation · 1997 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Mario Golf | Nintendo 64 · 1999 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Derby Stallion | PlayStation · 1999 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Mario Golf | Game Boy Color · 1999 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Mario Tennis | Nintendo 64 · 2000 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Mario Tennis | Game Boy Color · 2000 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Wii Sports | Wii · 2006 | Not available on any current platform — original Wii hardware only |
| Little Busters! English Edition | PC · 2007 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC) via Little Busters! English Edition — modern re-release |
| Inazuma Eleven | Nintendo DS · 2008 | Not available on any current platform — original Nintendo DS hardware only |